Latest BlackCat news

ALPHV ransomware site outage rumored to be caused by law enforcement

A law enforcement operation is rumored to be behind an outage affecting ALPHV ransomware gang's websites over the last 30 hours.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 08, 2023
- 01:30 PM
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HTC Global Services confirms cyberattack after data leaked online

IT services and business consulting company HTC Global Services has confirmed that they suffered a cyberattack after the ALPHV ransomware gang began leaking screenshots of stolen data.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 05, 2023
- 06:54 PM
- 0
Tipalti investigates claims of data stolen in ransomware attack

Tipalti says they are investigating claims that the ALPHV ransomware gang breached its network and stole 256 GB of data, including data for Roblox and Twitch.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 04, 2023
- 02:22 PM
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Healthcare giant Henry Schein hit twice by BlackCat ransomware

American healthcare company Henry Schein has reported a second cyberattack this month by the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang, who also breached their network in October.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 27, 2023
- 02:44 PM
- 2
McLaren Health Care says data breach impacted 2.2 million people

McLaren Health Care (McLaren) is notifying nearly 2.2 million people of a data breach that occurred between late July and August this year, exposing sensitive personal information.
- Bill Toulas
- November 10, 2023
- 10:28 AM
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The Week in Ransomware - October 27th 2023 - Breaking Records

Ransomware attacks are increasing significantly, with reports indicating that last month was a record month for ransomware attacks in 2023.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 27, 2023
- 02:33 PM
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Seiko says ransomware attack exposed sensitive customer data

Japanese watchmaker Seiko has confirmed it suffered a Black Cat ransomware attack earlier this year, warning that the incident has led to a data breach, exposing sensitive customer, partner, and personnel information.
- Bill Toulas
- October 25, 2023
- 12:40 PM
- 0
September was a record month for ransomware attacks in 2023

Ransomware activity in September reached unprecedented levels following a relative lull in August that was still way above regular standards for summer months.
- Bill Toulas
- October 24, 2023
- 03:00 AM
- 0
BlackCat ransomware uses new ‘Munchkin’ Linux VM in stealthy attacks

The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation has begun to use a new tool named 'Munchkin' that utilizes virtual machines to deploy encryptors on network devices stealthily.
- Bill Toulas
- October 19, 2023
- 05:40 PM
- 0
ALPHV ransomware gang claims attack on Florida circuit court

The ALPHV (BlackCat) ransomware gang has claimed an attack that affected state courts across Northwest Florida (part of the First Judicial Circuit) last week.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 09, 2023
- 05:32 PM
- 0
MGM Resorts ransomware attack led to $100 million loss, data theft

MGM Resorts reveals that last month's cyberattack cost the company $100 million and allowed the hackers to steal customers' personal information.
- Bill Toulas
- October 06, 2023
- 09:53 AM
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Motel One discloses data breach following ransomware attack

The Motel One Group has announced that it has been targeted by ransomware actors who managed to steal some customer data, including the details of 150 credit cards.
- Bill Toulas
- October 02, 2023
- 11:10 AM
- 0
ShadowSyndicate hackers linked to multiple ransomware ops, 85 servers

Security researchers have identified infrastructure belonging to a threat actor now tracked as ShadowSyndicate, who likely deployed seven different ransomware families in attacks over the past year.
- Bill Toulas
- September 26, 2023
- 05:11 AM
- 0
BlackCat ransomware hits Azure Storage with Sphynx encryptor

The BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware gang now uses stolen Microsoft accounts and the recently spotted Sphynx encryptor to encrypt targets' Azure cloud storage.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 16, 2023
- 10:11 AM
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MGM casino's ESXi servers allegedly encrypted in ransomware attack

An affiliate of the BlackCat ransomware group, also known as APLHV, is behind the attack that disrupted MGM Resorts' operations, forcing the company to shut down IT systems.
- Ionut Ilascu
- September 14, 2023
- 06:52 PM
- 3
Japanese watchmaker Seiko breached by BlackCat ransomware gang

The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang has added Seiko to its extortion site, claiming responsibility for a cyberattack disclosed by the Japanese firm earlier this month.
- Bill Toulas
- August 21, 2023
- 10:40 AM
- 0
The Week in Ransomware - August 18th 2023 - LockBit on Thin Ice

While there was quite a bit of ransomware news this week, the highlighted story was the release of Jon DiMaggio's third article in the Ransomware Diaries series, with the focus of this article on the LockBit ransomware operation.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 18, 2023
- 05:07 PM
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Microsoft: BlackCat's Sphynx ransomware embeds Impacket, RemCom

Microsoft has discovered a new version of the BlackCat ransomware that embeds the Impacket networking framework and the Remcom hacking tool, both enabling spreading laterally across a breached network.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 17, 2023
- 06:05 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - July 28th 2023 - New extortion tactics

With ransom payments declining, ransomware gangs are evolving their extortion tactics to utilize new methods to pressure victims.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 28, 2023
- 04:01 PM
- 0
New Nitrogen malware pushed via Google Ads for ransomware attacks

A new 'Nitrogen' initial access malware campaign uses Google and Bing search ads to promote fake software sites that infect unsuspecting users with Cobalt Strike and ransomware payloads.
- Bill Toulas
- July 26, 2023
- 11:04 AM
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